Why Should Delaware Care?
In recent years, Wilmington has seen its share of debates over monuments in public spaces. Last month, a statue of President James A. Garfield, which stood in the city’s north side for over a century, was shipped to Ohio at a cost of nearly $21,600 in public dollars. Now, some elected officials and community leaders are arguing the move took place with little public notice.
A backlash has erupted over last month’s removal of a statue of President James A. Garfield from a small plaza in Wilmington, with several state lawmakers and transparency advocates demanding it be returned from its new location in small-town Ohio.
City Councilman Nathan Field has also called for a formal investigation into the move. Field met with Mayor John Carney’s office on Friday to discuss the statue and said he is working on a plan to return the monument to a new location in the city…